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NYU School of Law and its faculty, students, alumni, centers and programs are frequently featured in the media. The following lists recent news stories, interviews and op-eds.

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"The SEC Puts the Brakes on SPAC-Mania Among EV Makers"
12/10/2021
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
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"Where Will SPACs Be in Five Years?"
12/10/2021
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"Democrats offer plan to free more prisoners by overhauling presidential clemency process
12/10/2021
Washington Times
Expert: Rachel Barkow
Time Logo
"Behind The Scenes of President Biden’s Supreme Court Reform Commission"
12/10/2021
Time
Expert: Richard Pildes
The Guardian logo
"Dismay as Biden and Democrats fail to pass voting rights legislation"
12/06/2021
The Guardian
Expert: Michael Li, Brennan Center for Justice
New York Times Logo
"He Never Touched the Murder Weapon. Alabama Sentenced Him to Die."
12/05/2021
New York Times
Expert: Bryan Stevenson
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"Critical Moment for Roe, and the Supreme Court’s Legitimacy"
12/04/2021
New York Times
Expert: Melissa Murray
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"BuzzFeed could have raised hundreds of millions of dollars in a SPAC. Instead it got just over $16 million thanks to redemptions. Here’s how they work."
12/03/2021
Fortune
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"Americans love a powerful Supreme Court, but it's not good for us"
12/03/2021
The Week
Expert: Jeremy Waldron
New York Magazine
"BuzzFeed Is About to Go Public — and Its Employees Are Walking Out in Protest"
12/02/2021
New York Magazine
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
The Economist Logo
"Have SPACs been cleaned up?"
12/02/2021
The Economist
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
New York Times Logo
"The Only Mother on the Court"
12/02/2021
New York Times
Author: Melissa Murray
MSNBC
"All In with Chris Hayes"
12/01/2021
MSNBC
Expert: Melissa Murray
ABC News logo
"Ghislaine Maxwell's trial is finally set to begin. This is what could lie ahead for Jeffrey Epstein's former partner"
11/29/2021
ABC News
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68
New York Times Logo
"As Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trial Begins, Epstein’s Shadow Looms Large"
11/29/2021
New York Times
Expert: Rachel Barkow
PBS News Hour Logo
"What the Arbery verdict reveals about race and justice in America"
11/29/2021
PBS News Hour
Expert: Kim Taylor-Thompson
NPR logo
"Reproductive rights scholar on legality of abortion ahead of SCOTUS case"
11/28/2021
NPR
Expert: Melissa Murray
New York Times Logo
"As U.S. Hunts for Chinese Spies, University Scientists Warn of Backlash"
11/28/2021
New York Times
Expert: Michael German, Brennan Center for Justice
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"Trump’s SPAC Is Screwing His Own Supporters While Enriching Wall Street Elites"
11/28/2021
Forbes
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
New York Times Logo
"Here’s What C.E.O.s Are Thankful For"
11/24/2021
New York Times
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
"Tarantino vs. Miramax — Behind the NFT ‘Pulp Fiction’ Case, and Who Holds the Advantage"
11/24/2021
The Hollywood Reporter
Author: Christopher Jon Sprigman
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"Is Europe Running Out of Trademarks? Professor Beebe Talks EU Trade Mark Depletion"
11/19/2021
IPWatchdog
Expert: Barton Beebe
Politico Logo
"‘The Other Side Is Taking Advantage of Us’"
11/18/2021
Politico
Expert: Michael Li, Brennan Center for Justice
New York Times Logo
"New Wrinkle in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial as Judge May Be Promoted"
11/17/2021
New York Times
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68
The Guardian logo
"US auctions off oil and gas drilling leases in Gulf of Mexico after climate talks"
11/17/2021
The Guardian
Expert: Max Sarinsky '15, Institute for Policy Integrity
WNYC Brian Legrer logo
"Undoing Governor Cuomo's Court"
11/16/2021
The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC (audio)
Expert: Noah Rosenblum
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"How the Pandemic Worsened a Housing Crisis in the Bronx"
11/16/2021
New York Times
Matthew Murphy, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
"Pa. should follow Philly’s lead and ban minor traffic stops that criminalize ‘driving while Black’"
11/15/2021
Philadelphia Inquirer
Experts: Nila Bala and Maria Ponomarenko '14, Policing Project
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"Costs of NYC’s Clean Buildings Law Mostly on Residential Sector"
11/15/2021
Bloomberg
Expert: Danielle Spiegel-Feld '10
New York Times Logo
"Republicans Gain Heavy House Edge in 2022 as Gerrymandered Maps Emerge"
11/15/2021
New York Times
Expert: Michael Li, Brennan Center for Justice
New Yorker logo
"The January 6th Investigation Gets Closer to Donald Trump"
11/11/2021
New Yorker
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68
Marketplace
"What rising rents mean for inflation"
11/11/2021
Marketplace
Expert: Matthew Murphy, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
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"Gerrymandering surges as states redraw maps for House seats"
11/10/2021
Associated Press
Expert: Michael Li, Brennan Center for Justice
The Guardian logo
"Trump ‘throws sand’ in gears of Capitol attack inquiry amid legal setbacks"
11/09/2021
The Guardian
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68
MSNBC
"Melissa Murray: Texas abortion case presents 'existential crisis' for Supreme Court"
11/02/2021
MSNBC
Expert: Melissa Murray
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"The Supreme Court appears likely to allow challenges to Texas’ six-week abortion law. Here’s what that means."
11/01/2021
The 19th
Expert: Melissa Murray
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"One Final Day of Campaigning"
11/01/2021
New York Times
Expert: Michael Li, Brennan Center for Justice
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"Reform New York City’s Board of Elections Now"
10/30/2021
New York Times
Expert: Brennan Center for Justice
"‘Prison gerrymandering’ endures in Nevada, despite law"
10/30/2021
Las Vegas Sun
Expert: Yurij Rudensky, Brennan Center for Justice
"Dems Have to Choose on Gerrymandering: the High Road or More Seats"
10/27/2021
New Republic
Expert: Michael Li, Brennan Center for Justice
Wall Street Journal_Logo
"DWAC, the Trump Social-Media SPAC, Could Make Its Backers $400 Million"
10/27/2021
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
New York Times Logo
"With This Supreme Court, Forget About Police Reform"
10/27/2021
New York Times
Expert: Barry Friedman, Policing Project
Washington Post
"Merrick Garland is right to be wary of political prosecutions. But he needs to investigate Trump."
10/25/2021
Washington Post
Expert: Ryan Goodman
CNN
"Bharara says Biden will regret statement about Jan. 6 committee subpoenas"
10/25/2021
CNN (video)
Expert: Preet Bharara
Washington Post
"Longer, more frequent outages afflict the U.S. power grid as states fail to prepare for climate change"
10/24/2021
Washington Post
Expert: Justin Gundlach '10, Institute for Policy Integrity
"Advocates say US immigration is rooted in anti-Blackness. Here's how policies puts Black migrants at risk"
10/22/2021
Insider
Expert: Alina Das '05
Washington Post
"Stock tied to Trump media venture soars in another frenzy"
10/22/2021
Washington Post
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
NBC News
"Attorney Tana Lin is now the first Asian American U.S. judge in Washington state"
10/22/2021
NBC News
Featured: Tana Lin '91
Salon
"Inside the "weird" world of DWAC, Trump's already soaring social media SPAC"
10/21/2021
Salon
Expert: Michael Ohlrogge
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"Trump plan for new media venture gets investors’ thumbs up"
10/21/2021
Associated Press
Expert: Michael Ohlgrogge